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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hardh Heeta (ranked 1855 p4p, 2348 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 146 p4p, 167 weight class). Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. O Canada kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardh Heeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Heeta scores with the left hand. Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
Heeta dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Heeta saw that one coming.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heeta throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Heeta avoids it well.
Heeta pushes Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Heeta.
A short left from Heeta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heeta blocks an uppercut.
Heeta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.
Heeta tightens his grip and picks Pierre up, before dumping him to the ground. Pierre manages to land in guard.
Heeta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Heeta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heeta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Heeta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heeta throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hardh Heeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heeta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre walks into a jab.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Heeta misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heeta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pierre backs up against the cage.
Heeta scores with a nice strike.
Heeta throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Pierre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heeta throws the left hand but Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Heeta.
Heeta is looking to counter punch.
Heeta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heeta.
Heeta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Heeta.
Heeta looks to land a left hand but Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Pierre throws a counter combo.
Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierre connects with a single shot there.
Heeta slips under a jab from Pierre.
Heeta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Heeta.
Heeta lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Heeta.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Heeta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre misses with a left hand
and Heeta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heeta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Heeta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Heeta misses the target.
Heeta blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heeta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heeta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Heeta connects with a body shot that sends Pierre's belly button to the back.
Pierre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heeta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Heeta staying out of range there.
Heeta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Heeta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heeta counters with a one-two to the body.
Heeta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hardh Heeta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heeta thuds a left hand into Pierre's body.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heeta.
Heeta missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heeta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Heeta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heeta sizes up Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heeta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierre in his tracks.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre tries to bum rush Heeta with a series of wild strikes but Heeta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heeta connects with a body shot that sends Pierre's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Heeta moved out of range nicely.
Heeta throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Heeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre lands a nice shot that snaps Heeta's head back.
A lazy left from Heeta finds it's target.
Heeta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heeta cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Heeta as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta lands a head shot.
Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heeta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heeta dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Heeta attempts a counter takedown but Pierre avoids it well and moves away.
Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Heeta. Heeta gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre misses with a left hand
and Heeta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre scores with a jab.
Jab by Heeta.
Heeta with a jab.
A lazy left from Heeta finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heeta lands a jab to the head.
Heeta throws a good cross that connects.
Heeta drives through and clinches with Pierre against the cage.
Heeta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Heeta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Heeta.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Pierre as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Heeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heeta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heeta tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heeta scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heeta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heeta misses with a knee to the head.
Hardh Heeta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heeta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heeta lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heeta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heeta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heeta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heeta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heeta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Pierre.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heeta blocks an uppercut.
Heeta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heeta pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Heeta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heeta digs a right hand into Pierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierre's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Heeta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heeta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Heeta.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heeta prevents a body shot from Pierre.
Heeta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heeta with a knee to the head.
Heeta misses with a knee strike.
Pierre struggles to land a body shot inside as Heeta controls his hands.
Heeta blocking some punches.
Heeta lands a nice uppercut.
Heeta looking to throw knees to the head but Pierre is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Heeta.
Heeta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pierre is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardh Heeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierre as Heeta tries to tie him up.
Heeta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hardh Heeta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heeta clinches up against the cage.
Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heeta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Heeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heeta lands a shoulder strike.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Heeta.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Pierre misses with a body punch.
Heeta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heeta lands an uppercut.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heeta.
Heeta tries to work over Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.
Heeta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heeta lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heeta blocking some punches.
Heeta scores with a shoulder strike.
Heeta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heeta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Heeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierre fails to land.
Heeta blocking some punches.
Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Heeta.
Heeta landing knees to the head.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heeta is looking to control Pierre's arms but Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heeta has his back to the cage.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Heeta blocking some punches.
Heeta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heeta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Heeta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Heeta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.
Heeta tries to work over Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heeta misses with a knee to the head.
Pierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heeta scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pierre.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Heeta blocking some punches.
Heeta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Heeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heeta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heeta scores with a knee to the head.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Heeta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heeta with a knee to the head.
Pierre is rocked!
Pierre working aggressively here.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Heeta finish him?
Heeta lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heeta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Heeta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.
Heeta misses with a knee strike.
Pierre takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heeta tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Heeta digs a right hand underneath Pierre's ribcage. Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Heeta lands with a left to the head.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heeta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Heeta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Heeta.
A nice left hand lands by Heeta.
A short right from Heeta on the inside.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heeta lands with a right to the head.
Heeta blocks a body shot from Pierre.
Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierre tries a body shot but Heeta blocks it.
Heeta digs a right hand underneath Pierre's ribcage. Pierre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre misses with some punches.
Hardh Heeta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heeta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heeta has Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardh Heeta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Heeta scores with a hook to the body.
Heeta cracks Pierre with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Heeta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heeta blocks an uppercut.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Heeta throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Heeta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierre.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Heeta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Heeta.
Still in the clinch, Heeta scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hardh Heeta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heeta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hardh Heeta!
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energy
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hype
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